Beef and Baby Spuds with Tomato-Olive Ragout

Ingredients

  • 1 pound baby Yukon gold or new potatoes, halved and/or quartered
  • 44 ounces beef steaks, 1/2 inch thick (flat iron, strip, sirloin, or ribeye)
  • Salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • 4teaspoons olive oil
  • 8ounces cherry tomatoes
  • 3cloves garlic, sliced
  • 3/4cup pitted green olives, coarsely chopped
  • 1teaspoon snipped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

Directions

  1. Cook potatoes, covered with vented plastic wrap, in a microwave-safe bowl for 5 minutes, stirring once.
  2. Meanwhile, season steaks with salt and pepper. Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat; add 1 teaspoon of the oil. Add steaks; cook 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter; cover to keep warm. For sauce, in the same skillet cook tomatoes and garlic in 1 teaspoon of the oil until softened. Stir in olives and oregano; cook for 3 minutes more.
  3. In a separate nonstick skillet cook potatoes in 2 teaspoons hot oil over medium-high heat for 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve steaks and potatoes with sauce.